Thursday, June 04, 2009
Obama's Lexicon [Michael Rubin]
So Obama studiously avoids the word terrorism.
Madeleine Albright erased rogue regimes; they became states of concern.
More recently, we abandoned the global war on terrorism; it became overseas contingency operations.
Alas, if we change the term, the world does not become a better place. Diplomats may want to change the lexicon, but the problem is not the words, it is the phenomenon.
06/04 06:44 AM
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